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Hello ~ Prince & the Revolution 1985
Come now, isn't life a little better with a pair of good shoes?

Hello recorded in the Spring of 1985 Hello is essentially a blow by blow description of the events/evening of the We Are the World session, 4 The Tears In Your Eyes is the song Prince gladly wrote instead. Sheila E attended the We Are The World recording. background vocals by Lisa Wendy & Jill Jones
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Reply #1 posted 04/23/14 11:18am
OldFriends4Sal e |
1.28.1985 Prince & Jill Jones (w/Chick Huntsberry) downtown L.A. on the way 2 Carlos & Charles rest.
I was sittin' pretty with a beautiful friend ("Oh darling") When this man tries 2 get in the car ("Hey Prince, come on, give us a smile, eh?") No introduction, "How've U been?" Just - "Up yours! Smile, that's right, U're a star!" (Star)
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Reply #2 posted 04/23/14 11:19am
OldFriends4Sal e |
Sheila E attended the We Are The World recording. background vocals by Lisa Wendy & Jill Jones
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Reply #3 posted 04/23/14 11:24am
robertgeorgeak abob |
Listening to the 12 inch as I type. Some tight rhythm guitar going on. don't play me...i'm over 30 and i DO smoke weed.... |
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Reply #4 posted 04/23/14 11:28am
OldFriends4Sal e |
HELLO
Hello (Hello) Hello (Hello) {x3} I tried 2 tell them that I didn't want 2 sing But I'd gladly write a song instead They said OK and everything was cool Till a camera tried 2 get in my bed (Hello) My bed (Hello) (Hello)
I was sittin' pretty with a beautiful friend ("Oh darling") When this man tries 2 get in the car ("Hey Prince, come on, give us a smile, eh?") No introduction, "How've U been?" Just - "Up yours! Smile, that's right, U're a star!" (Star)
U call 'em bodyguards but I call 'em my friends I guess I'm used 2 havin' 'em around And cameras by nature like rewards That's the trouble I get when I'm Uptown
I'm not afraid 2 die cuz I know there's a better place 2 go (Don't be afraid cuz there's a better place 2 go) I eat what I want, whole wheat toast (U can eat what U want, anything is cool in moderation) And I'm happy, and that's 4 sure
We're against hungry children, our record stands tall But there's just as much hunger here at home We'll do what we can if y'all try 2 understand A flower that has water will grow And a child misunderstood will go Hello! {x3} (Hello)
Everybody

Hello was released as the b-side of Pop Life, the third single (second in North America) from Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day, the second album to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Concurrently, it was included as the b-side of the second single in Europe, Raspberry Beret. In 1993, the song was included as the opening track on The B-Sides compilation (included as the third and final disc on The Hits / The B-Sides).
Initial tracking took place on 24 May, 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (the same day the Paisley Park single was released in Europe)
Hello was written in response to criticism received when Prince declined to participate in the recording of We Are The World, a multi-artist recording organized to aid famine in Africa; the lyrics make mention of his contribution of the song 4 The Tears In Your Eyes to the album We Are The World instead.
The repetitive sound heard at the end of the song where Prince speaks some lyrics is a sample from the Fairlight CMI sampler called 'Tibet' It's the same sample Prince used as the basis for a song called Tibet, that remains unreleased. This sample can also be heard at the very end of the also unreleased song Others Here With Us
-PrinceVault
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Reply #5 posted 04/23/14 11:30am
OldFriends4Sal e |
robertgeorgeakabob said:
Listening to the 12 inch as I type. Some tight rhythm guitar going on.
I LOVE the 12"
This is a funky so and the rhythm guitar/guitar work is superb |
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Reply #6 posted 04/23/14 11:38am
IstenSzek 
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this is one of those songs (the extended version) that whenever i listen to it,
it sparks a prince madness in me again and i get completely lost in all things
from this period. a definite highlight in his catalogue. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps |
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Reply #7 posted 04/23/14 5:10pm
OldFriends4Sal e |
IstenSzek said:
this is one of those songs (the extended version) that whenever i listen to it,
it sparks a prince madness in me again and i get completely lost in all things
from this period. a definite highlight in his catalogue.
I know what U mean.
And this is one of my top 3 album eras 4 Prince
I'm so greedy for anything ATWIAD,
This song is another that reminds me of the crazy creativeness happening 1983-1986 |
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Reply #8 posted 04/23/14 5:14pm
3rdeyeboy |
Love this.
It's one of the best produced records of the era. Surprising considering it was rushed. I also love the fact that the 7" is not simply and edit, but a slightly different mix.
And the end to the 12"....sublime. One of Prince's most honest comments.
Still never sure about the wierd rumbling/bubbling bit that pops in throughout. |
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Reply #9 posted 04/23/14 7:17pm
Marrk 

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IstenSzek said:
this is one of those songs (the extended version) that whenever i listen to it,
it sparks a prince madness in me again and i get completely lost in all things
from this period. a definite highlight in his catalogue.
All the ATWIAD 12inch singles have something amazing going on. Yeah, we'll, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like. |
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Reply #10 posted 04/23/14 10:22pm
plymouthavenue north |
Totally agree - this 12" is one of his very best and the funky rhythm guitar is a big part of it. |
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Reply #11 posted 04/23/14 10:29pm
SoulAlive |
Love this song! It has the '1999/Minneaopolis/synth' sound that you don't hear on the ATWIAD album.I went crazy when I first heard it |
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Reply #12 posted 04/24/14 2:59am
IstenSzek 
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Marrk said:
IstenSzek said:
this is one of those songs (the extended version) that whenever i listen to it,
it sparks a prince madness in me again and i get completely lost in all things
from this period. a definite highlight in his catalogue.
All the ATWIAD 12inch singles have something amazing going on.
indeed, they do. they are truly special, all of them. 
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps |
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Reply #13 posted 04/24/14 6:50am
Reply #14 posted 04/24/14 6:51am
OldFriends4Sal e |
Extended Version
Everybody
Gotta he..., gotta he... he... hello!
I haven't lost my desire I wouldn't beg U Instead of playin' deduction of what 2 do They called me rude often When I called their hand They judged me and told me that we're through "Why can't U be like the others?" I cried out over and again "Why can't U learn 2 play by the rules?" But maybe at last it's the end Because I am not like others I'm unique in the respect I'm not U
I know in my heart I would try 2 love U I wouldn't try 2 hurt U despite all the ways U try 2 hurt me U call me a fraud, an uncaring wretch But I'm an artist and my only aim is 2 please Between U and yours, myself and mine Isn't life cruel enough without cruel words, cruel words? U see, words are like shoes They're just something 2 stand on I wish U could be in my shoes But they're probably so high, U'd fall off and die 4 U words are definitely not shoes They're weapons and tools of destruction And your time is boring unless U're putting something down What would life be if we believed what we read And a smile is just hiding a frown? Come now, isn't life a little better with a pair of good shoes?

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Reply #15 posted 04/24/14 7:19am
chewymusic 

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Marrk said:
IstenSzek said:
this is one of those songs (the extended version) that whenever i listen to it,
it sparks a prince madness in me again and i get completely lost in all things
from this period. a definite highlight in his catalogue.
All the ATWIAD 12inch singles have something amazing going on.
ATWIAD was the first Prince album I ever got when I was 13 y/o and I then got each of the 12 inches as they came out (which of course I then did ever since). So, besides the album & what had been on the radio up until that point, the b-sides were umong the first Prince music I ever heard.
Hello was just as fantastic to me as SAIMH had been on the previous 12 inch. I was finding out fast how amazing Prince's music was and as we know the albums and 12 inches that came out in the next few years were awesome! "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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Reply #16 posted 04/24/14 7:24am
chewymusic 

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3rdeyeboy said:
I also love the fact that the 7" is not simply and edit, but a slightly different mix.
And the end to the 12"....sublime. One of Prince's most honest comments.
Still never sure about the wierd rumbling/bubbling bit that pops in throughout.
and it has the repeat verse at the end that's not on the 12" version.
I was psyched to get that mix on CD when The Hits/B-Sides came out.
Especially because my original 7" record was torn up and raggedy from repeat plays! 
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[Edited 4/24/14 7:25am] "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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Reply #17 posted 04/24/14 7:32am
fishwillbite 
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OldFriends4Sale said:

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Prince with Scarlett Johansson, er, I mean Jill J.
PIPS! Eurgh... |
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Reply #18 posted 04/24/14 12:33pm
OldFriends4Sal e |
I have a picture of Big Chick with the guy he 'handled', that night, have to find it... |
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Reply #19 posted 04/25/14 8:28pm
rebelenterpris e |
This along with its A-side "Pop Life"(extended) is what made me want to get "Around The World In A Day" in 1996. I was only 12...we had a record player & I got a bunch of old vinyl from my late uncle. The 12 inch just happened to be in the box! I played "Hello" (extended) 1st...It absolutely blew me the hell away. What a jam...Psychedelica mixed with the Minneapolis Sound. I had already heard "Pop Life" on the Hits 1...Ordered the ATWIAD cassette from Columbia House (lol) & its been my favorite album & era of all time ever since. |
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